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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gōdijan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gōdijaną. Equivalent to *gōd (“good”) + *-jan.
Verb
*gōdijan
- to make good, improve
Inflection
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *gōdijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *gōdidā | |
| Infinitive | *gōdijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *gōdijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *gōdijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *gōdijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gōdiju | *gōdidā |
| 2nd singular | *gōdisi | *gōdidēs, *gōdidōs |
| 3rd singular | *gōdiþi | *gōdidē, *gōdidā |
| 1st plural | *gōdijum | *gōdidum |
| 2nd plural | *gōdiþ | *gōdidud |
| 3rd plural | *gōdijanþ | *gōdidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *gōdijē | *gōdidī |
| 2nd singular | *gōdijēs | *gōdidī |
| 3rd singular | *gōdijē | *gōdidī |
| 1st plural | *gōdijēm | *gōdidīm |
| 2nd plural | *gōdijēþ | *gōdidīd |
| 3rd plural | *gōdijēn | *gōdidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *gōdi | |
| Plural | *gōdiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *gōdijandī | *gōdid |
Derived terms
- *fragōdijan
Descendants
- Old Frisian: gēda
- Old Dutch: *guoten
- Middle Dutch: goeden
- Dutch: goeden (obsolete)
- Middle Dutch: goeden
- Old High German: *guoten
- Middle High German: güeten
- ⇒ Old High German: giguoten